PITTSBURGH, Pa. --Kristina King scored a game-high 21 points, but Richmond fell at Duquesne,
59-54, Sunday at the Palumbo Center.

Duquesne went ahead 58-51 with 1:26 left and looked to put
the game out of reach, but missed three
consecutive free-throws to give Richmond a chance. Late shots wouldn't seem fall
in the Spiders' favor.

King buoyed Richmond with her game-high 21 points, shooting
8-of-14 from the field, grabbing eight rebounds and three steals. Rachael
Bilney scored 10 points and pulled down a career-high nine rebounds. Bilney is
only 11 points away from becoming the program's 19th scorer to reach
the 1,000-point milestone.

King led Richmond with 11 points and six rebounds at the
break. Richmond shot 10-of-24 (41.7%) while Duquesne made 13-of-34 (38.2%) of
its shots.

The Spiders resume action after a week off, hosting UMass
Sunday, Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. in the Robins Center.

NOTES: Richmond fell
to 0-5 in away A-10 games...The Spiders had their two-game win-streak in the
series snapped...Richmond's four-game losing streak is the program's longest
since 2006...King scored 20 or more points for the third time this season...Rachael
Bilney is one three-pointer shy of tying Araceli Gil for third place on
Richmond's all-time long-range list.